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1. What does Maxima look like and how old is she?

Maxima has long dark hair and is very attractive. She can easily pass for 30, but she is somewhere in her 50s. She does not know her true age. The grandmother who raised her never knew Maxima's birthday.

2. What problems does Henry have when he talks to Maxima?

Maxima and Henry talk via video chat. He tells her that it has been a lousy few days. There were more layoffs at his plant and all the guys blame him. His ex-wife trashed his Miami time-share, but she will not pay for repairs. His Mercedes Benz is still in the shop, but the best rental he could get was a Camry. Then he got an invitation to his 40th high school reunion.

3. How does Maxima get money from Henry?

Maxima shows Henry a wound that she says she got in a typhoon two months ago. A sharp piece of bamboo sliced across her stomach in the winds and now it is infected. She has no money for medicine or treatment. Henry wonders what he can do to help, and she tells him she could use antibiotic creams, but she has no money. He offers money, and she tells him she cannot accept. Then he begs her to take the money and offers to send her $600. She tells him how to wire it to her.

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